Abel being dead yet speaketh

The non-considering that the righteous are taken away from the evil to come, was a symptomatical and threatening incogitancy in Isaiah's days. Sure we are that Josiah was gathered unto his Fathers, that he might not see the evil that was to come upon Jerusalem. Augustine is taken out of the world, before Hippo is taken by the Vandals. Paraeus is gotten to his better Country, before Heidelberg and the Palatinate are delivered into the power of the Enemies. Whatsoever it be, we may not here silence that monitory Apparition in the Heavens that appeared about fourteen ¹days before, and according to the report of some observers thereof was not seen here, after this man of God was taken from amongst us. It was a profane jest of Vespasian, who seeing a bearded Comet, said, This Prodigy belongs to the King of Parthia that wears long hair; meaning, it did not belong unto himself who wore short hair: But soon after followed the death, not of the King of Parthia, but of Vespasian. It was a Christian and imitable speech of Lodowick the First, who unto his Astronomer, seeing him observing the Comet, and (to prevent an ominous and afflicting construction in the Emperors heart) alleging those words in the Prophet, Be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, thus replied, Timeamus Conditorem hujus Cometae, Let us fear the Creator of this Comet, not the Comet it self; and let us praise his clemency, who vouchsafeth to admonish our sluggishness with such signs.

The non-considering that the righteous are taken away from the evil to come, was a symptomatical and threatening incogitancie in Isaiah's days. Sure we are that Iosiah was gathered unto his Fathers, that he might not see the evil that was to come upon Jerusalem. Augustine is taken out of the world, before Hippo is taken by the Vandals. Paraeus is gotten to his better Country, before Heidelbergh and the Palatinate are delivered into the power of the Enemies. Whatsoever it be, we may not here silence that monitory Apparition in the Heavens that appeared about fourteen ¹days before, and according to the report of some observers thereof was not seen here, after this man of God was taken from amongst us. It was a profane jest of Vespatian, who seeing a bearded Comet, said, This Prodigie belongs to the King of Parthia that wears long hair; meaning, it did not belong unto himself who wore short hair: But soon after followed the death, not of the King of Parthia, but of Vespasian. It was a Christian and imitable speech of Lodowick the First, who unto his Astronomer, seeing him observing the Comet, and (to prevent an ominous and afflicting construction in the Emperors heart) alleadging those words in the Prophet, Be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, thus replied, Timeamus Conditorem hujus Cometae, Let us fear the Creator of this Comet, not the Comet it self; and let us praise his clemencie, who vouchsafeth to admonish our sluggishness with such signs.